Minnow bucket



Oct. 15, 19:29.

MINNOW BUCKET Filed April 2, 1928 J. L. COLEMAN ET AL l 2 Shams-Sheet l FEW/W( Z. E. EZZEL L Oct., l5, 1929. J. L. COLEMAN ET AL MINNOW BUCKET Filed April 2. 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 @Moine/14 Patented Oct. 15, 1929 f 7 STATES dflkill L. fJLmAN AND FBAN L. E. EZZEL, DI' OKLAHOMA CITY, ELM;

GOL ASSIGNOR.

i Minnow Application nled. april a,

'lhis invention relates to an element of a fishing outiit and pertains particularly to a specially designed bucket for keeping live bait such as minnows in a healthy active condition.

'lhe primary object of the present invention is to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, a live bait or minnow bucket hav ing nieanswhereby air under pressure can be kept convenient for admission into the lll water containing receptacle of the bucket for the purpose of reaerating the same.

'lhe present invention broadly contemplates the provision of a water containing receptacle within a bucket and spaced from the wall of the same, with the space between the bucket body and the inner receptacle covu ered and made air tight. lin air pump is mounted in the cover portion of the space between the water receptacle and bucket body whereby air under pressure can be forced into said space and a control valve is also rnounted in the covered portion which is employed to control the admission of air to a pipe line leading from the compressed air space into the water containing receptacle. Fy this means air can be maintained under pressure `and admitted to the water space as desired for the purpose of renewing the supply of onygen in the water.

ylihe invention will be best understood from a consideration 'of the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings forming a part of the present invention, with the understanding, however, that the invention is not confined to any strict conformity with the showing of the drawings but may be changed or modified so long as such changes or modifications mark no material departure from the salient features ofthe invention as expressed in the appended claims.

lln the drawings:

Figure 1 shows the minnow bucket embody ing the present invention in central longitudinal section., i

Figure 2 is a transverse section taken upon the line 2 2 of Figure 1.

Figure 8 is an enlarged detailed sectional view of the air control valve.

Referring now to the drawings in detail 4cxfrarztrlf or To a. n. nanarson' nucnzsr i race. serial.` n0. recava.

wherein like numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views, the numeral 1 indicates generally the bucket structure having the usual side Wall 2 and bottom 3. Attached to the sides of the bucket wall at diametrically opposite points, are the bail ears d to which are attached the ends of the handle or bail 5.

Within the bucket 1 is a cylindrical recep tacle 6 which constitutes a water receptacle, this receptacle t being substantially the same height as the bucket having the lower edge provided with a flange l which is secured to the bottom 3 of the bucket and made air and water tight. lhe top ofthe water receptacle d is dared outwardly and upwardly forming the annular flange 8 which entends to and overlies the top edge of the wall 2 of the bucket proper, the edge of this flange being turned downwardly as indicated at 9 against the outer face of the bucket wall 2 and se cured thereto in air tight contact 'llhe water receptacle or wall d is provided with a closure lid 10 which has the odset lateral flange portion 11 which overlies a por tion ofthe face of the flange d as shown in Figure 1 preventing the lid from falling inta the receptacle 6. A. hinge 12 connects the lid 11) with the dange 8 in the usual manner shown.

Fntending through the flange ti into the compartment 13 which is set up between the wall 2 of the bucket and the wall of the water receptacle 6, and which is airtight, is an air pump cylinder 1l the lower end of which has diaphgram 15 therein, the central portion of which is provided with an aperture normally closed by a downwardly opening valve 16.

.'lhe upper end of the cylinder is closed by the removable cap l'l' and is provided with an air inlet aperture 18 and a central aperture-through which the plunger rod 19 passes tothe interior of the cylinder, this rod carry-- ing upon its inner end a plunger 20 of the A type usually employed in air pumps of this character. The outer end of the rod carries a ring 21 to facilitate holding the rod while pumping air into 4the chamber 13.

In addition to the pump cylinder 1d there extends through the harige 8, preferably titl dfi

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bucket through sai diametrically opposite the cylinder 14, an elongated valve cylinder 22 the lower end of which is closed and cone sha d as 1ndicated` at 23 forming upon the lnterior of the cylinder the tapered recess 24 which forms a seat fora needle valve herein described.

Opening from the lower portion of the tapered recess 24 is an outlet passage 25 which opens into a pipe line 26 which leads through the wall of the water receptacle 6 adjacent the bottom thereof and is formed to provide a coil 27 within the water receptacle, this coil being provided with outlet apertures 28.

The wall of the valve cylinder 22 at a substantial distance above the tapered recess 24 is provided with an inlet passage 29 through which air under pressure passes lfrom the chamber 13 into the valve cylinder.

The upper end of the valve cylinder is closed by the cap 30 which is threaded thereon and has suitable packing means 31 for preventing escape of the compressed air, and through this cap there extends a valve stem 32 which is in `threaded connection with the cap and carries a knurled head 33 upon the outside of the cylinder 22. The inner end ofA air under pressure into the chamber 13 vand when it is desired to reareate water within the receptacle 6 it is only necessary to slightly open the needle valve to permit the ai-r to pass through the pipe 26 from which it discharges through the apertures 28 in the lower'part of the receptacle 6.

' Having thus described our invention what we claim is:

1 A minnow bucket of the character described, comprising a bucket including a. bottom and a side wall, a water receptacle within said bucket spaced from said side wall, an integral flange surrounding the upper portion of said water receptacle and covering the space between the same and the bucket wall setting up an air tight chamber, a pump structure extendin from the exterior of the d flange into said air chamber, a valve member and an air line controlled by said valve member leading from said comprelssed air chamber into said water receptac e. v

2. A minnow bucket of the character described, comprising a bucket including a bottom and a side wall, a water receptacle within .said bucket spaced from said side wall, anintegral flange surrounding the upper por tion of said water receptacle and covering the space between the same and the vbucket wall l setting up an air tight chamber, a pump structure extending from the exterior of the bucket through said flange into said air cham- 'buckct having a bottom and side Wa ber, a valve member and an air line controlled by said valve member leading from said compressed air chamber into said water receptacle, said airline beig arran ed in the bottom of said receptacle to disc arge air upwardl to the contents thereof.

3. live` bait container, comprising a 1, a cylindrical water receptacle within said bucket and spaced from the wall thereof, a lateral surrounding flange at the upper end of said water receptacle connecting with the wall of said bucket closing the space between the wall and water receptacle to set up a compressed air chamber, a pump element carried by and extending through said flange into said com ressed air chamber, an air pipe line leading rom said com ressed air chamber through the wall of said) water receptacle to and discharging into the water rece tacle at the bottom of the same, and a nee le valve controlling the admission of compressed air from said chamber into said pi e line.

In testimony whereof we a x our signatures.

JOHN L. COLEMAN. FRANK L. E. EZZELL. 

